Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2024-4985

Q: Is CVE-2024-4985 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-4985, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-4985?

CVE-2024-4985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2024-05-20
Fixed in3.12.4 · 3.11.10 · 3.10.12 · 3.9.15
WeaknessCWE-303

Am I affected?

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Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability was present in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when utilizing SAML single sign-on authentication with the optional encrypted assertions feature. This vulnerability allowed an attacker to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13.0 and was fixed in versions 3.9.15, 3.10.12, 3.11.10 and 3.12.4. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2024-05-2022:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-4985?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-4985?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP

Github enterprise server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
3.12	≥ 3.12.0, < 3.12.4	3.12.4	NVD
3.11	≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.10	3.11.10	NVD
3.10	≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.12	3.10.12	NVD
3.9	< 3.9.15	3.9.15	NVD
3.9	≥ 3.9.0, ≤ 3.9.14	no fix published	CISA-ADP
3.10	≥ 3.10.0, ≤ 3.10.12	no fix published	CISA-ADP
3.11	≥ 3.11.0, ≤ 3.11.10	no fix published	CISA-ADP
3.12	≥ 3.12.0, ≤ 3.12.3	no fix published	CISA-ADP

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Github enterprise server to 3.12.4 · 3.11.10 · 3.10.12 · 3.9.15

Advisories and patches

docs.github.comRelease Notes
docs.github.comRelease Notes
docs.github.comRelease Notes
docs.github.comRelease Notes

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-05-30
OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
CNACVSS 4.010read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-303read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
Published: 2024-05-20
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4985?

Is CVE-2024-4985 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-4985, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-4985?

CVE-2024-4985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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